bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) – Doncaster

Doncaster

11:55

bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2025-12-13

Distance 2m3f88y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,051

Winning Time 4m 52.56s (slow by 18.56s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Real Quartz (IRE) Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton	13/8J	Won
2nd	Uptown Dandy (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	13/8J	1.25
3rd	Freshers Week (IRE) Daire McConville · Charlie Longsdon	4/1	19

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Name Me Nicely (IRE) Kielan Woods · Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	11/2

Runners (4)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Real Quartz b/br J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	160	—	1-1	-	113	47	33d	—	—	-9	29.5	—	11/8 42%
Point win last November and followed up on hurdle debut a year later; can stay unbeaten
4	Uptown Dandy Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	154	—	233-2	-	118	90	28d	—	—	-12	12.3	—	5/2 29%
Placed in all three bumpers and solid second on Wetherby hurdle debut; likely to go well
1	Freshers Week Chestnut J:Daire McConville(7) T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Daire McConville(7) T:Charlie Longsdon	160	—	1-12	118	121	100	37d	—	—	+9	30.2	—	10/3 23%
Won point/hurdle on first two starts; creditable second under penalty at Ludlow latest
3	Name Me Nicely Grey J:Kielan Woods T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	J:Kielan Woods T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	154	—	3/6-7	-	102	50	51d	—	—	-8	5.1	—	13/2 13%
Third on point debut but no significant impact in bumper/maiden hurdle under rules

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Real Quartz	11/8	11/8	11/8
Uptown Dandy	5/2	9/4	5/2
Freshers Week	10/3	10/3	10/3
Name Me Nicely	13/2	6/1	6/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Freshers Week

30.2

OR: 17 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Real Quartz

29.5

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 12.5

11/8

3rd

Uptown Dandy

12.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Name Me Nicely

5.1

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Freshers Week	118	121	100
Real Quartz	—	113	47
Uptown Dandy	—	118	90
Name Me Nicely	—	102	50

Last Run